The Government’s sweeping overhaul of local government has been welcomed by the mayors of the Bay of Plenty’s two biggest councils as a long-awaited chance to “fix a broken system”. But questions ...

Pickets and rallies are being planned in Tauranga, Whakatāne Hospital, Rotorua and Taupō as 865 health workers prepare to stop work this week. Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi ...

Sightings of a white tūī by excited landowners at Waiotahe have been widely reported in the media this month and the Ōpōtiki News may have tracked down the bird’s origin. Newspapers across the Bay of ...

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Just as the Watusi Country Club’s dive-bombing swallows herald the arrival of spring, so the merry jingle of two novelty songs welcomes the festive season. Chanelle Davis. Photo / Supplied One comes ...

A rāhui is in place on a stetch of Mount Main Beach after a person was pulled from the water overnight. Police and other emergency services were called to the beach about 6.10pm after reports that a ...

About 33kg of cocaine worth $11.5 million has been seized at the Port of Tauranga. The two seizures were found in refrigerated containers on board a vessel that originated in Ecuador and transited ...

The popular Wairere Falls Track near Matamata will remain closed this summer as the Department of Conservation carries out safety improvements. The track has been closed since July 13 due to ...

Tauranga and international communities are mourning the death of father and social worker Jaismon Francis, who went missing in Otūmoetai on Thursday. Tributes to Francis, 38, have been posted online, ...

Rock-scaling work planned for State Highway 29 is being postponed because of predicted poor weather. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi said the works planned at the Ruahihi Bluffs near the Ruahihi Power ...

A burst of colour and creativity now greets pedestrians in Arataki, after the unveiling of stunning student artwork at the newly upgraded alleyway between Leander St and Farm St. The community ...

Unusually warm ocean surface temperatures around the North Island are signalling a muggy shift to the start of summer. Surface temperatures in some parts of New Zealand have reached up to 3C warmer ...